Last week, I thought that Fall was finally starting to arrive. I put a blanket on the bed. I occasionally started to wear a coat. But the weather has deceived me. Now I'm sitting, sweating, dreaming of the icy cold one finds in places like Alaska or the Northern Territory. Is Summer throwing you one last heat wave? Thinking you need a new pair of shorts to carry you through? Check out these awesome DIY tutorials and patterns for sewing your own pair of shorts. Happy Saturday everybody!

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I spent months planning my wardrobe for my trip to Copenhagen (see my initial moodboard from way back in February here) and of course I was still making things at the last minute. On my last two big trips to Europe and Japan, I found the weather to be too cold for my wardrobe, which is really not surprising considering I live in Los Angeles where it’s basically summer all year round. So for Copenhagen in early May I wanted to be extra prepared. I had made a turtleneck using the Piper Top pattern but the fabric and cut are a little drafty to satisfy my warm layer goals. I wanted something that would be a closer fit with a softer fabric and this top jumped into my sewing queue.